Mike Zwier

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Menifee, California 92586

951-***-****

I am a very capable, experienced and knowledgeable moldmaker, whom through my vast experience in Machine Shop applications will enhance the profitability of the organization by increasing production and quality. Experienced in medical and electrical connector mold making, machine building, and die making. I am a dedicated and loyal employee who will add to the benefit of the Company team.

Specific Experiences;

Interface Air Repair Vista, CA. 4/2017 to present

Shop Foreman.

Design and build fixtures to machine aircraft parts.

Run up 5 CNC mills/lathes at a time.

Develop routers for part machining.

Applied Medical Rancho Santa Margarita, CA. 4/2014 to 3/2017

Project Leader/Mold Maker.

Molds manufactured for minimally evasive surgery.

Responsible to 8 molds at a time and any repairs due to wear or damage.

Write routers for machine shop to remanufacture new mold components.

Grind final fit mold components.

Interface Air Repair Vista CA. 7/2006 to 3/2017

Lead Toolmaker.

Set shop up for their first CNC mill.

Design and build fixtures to machine aircraft parts.

Develop routers for part machining.

Train machinists on part machining.

After 4 years and adding 5 more CNC mills and 1 CNC lathe company relocated to larger facility.

Stigtec Mfg. San Marcos, CA. 11/2000 to 7/2006

Toolmaker.

Efficiently run 2 to 3 CNC mills/lathes

Grind close tolerance tooling.

Work consistently to .0002

Polese Company San Diego, CA. 6/1999 to 11/2000

Toolmaker

Designed/built production tooling for the telecommunications industry.

Using CNC mills, EDM machines and grinders

Work consistently to .0001

Trend Technologies San Diego, CA. 7/1995 to 6/1999

Mold Maker

Solitary mold maker to support start-up division in San Diego.

Extremely close tolerance moldmaking, tooling and support equipment for molding department. Set up maintenance and preventative maintenance repair of high-volume injection molding production using Mattec software.

M.T.E. Sunnyvale, CA. 6/1987 to 6/1995

Independent Contractor

Contact Mold maker to design and built custom injection molds for multiple fortune 500 companies. Using mills/lathes, EDM machines and grinders.

Stanford Applied Engineering San Clara, CA. 9/1981 to 5/1987

Built high tolerance, high volume electrical connector molds for military and civilian companies.

Using mills, lathes, EDM machines and grinders

Tool Tech Corporation Santa Clara, CA. 6/1976 to 9/1981

Mold maker Apprentice.

4 year mold making apprentice to machine plastic injection molds by the use of Milling machines, lathes, grinders, EDM machines, polishing.

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